Nightmare comic books issue 1

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Mr. Nightmare, ancient guardian of bad dreams, is back, guiding you through another trio of haunting holiday tales! First, Ron Frenz and Pat Olliffe bring us the story of a West Coast psychiatrist who may or may not be a sleepwalking murderer; then, turn back your calendars to "December, 1763" for the true origin of Santa Claus by Dave Ulanski and Bill Halliar; and finally, Dave Ulanski and Paul Mounts present "The Night Before Christmas," in which Mr. Nightmare stumbles upon a gas station robbery. B&W, 40 pages. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Gods Must be Crazy!" Story and art by David Ulanski. The round-headed wonder is back at long last, collecting for the very first time the story of the Keeper of Dreams and his posse of insane cosmic guardians. Witness the sloppy repercussions and hectic hijinx that follow when the gods become... bored. Gasp at the flight of the child-burning sky-cycle! Flee in terror at the invasion of the war-mongering space pigs! Cheer the angry mob of Amish rioters! Recoil with disgust as a child falls into the terrible depths of Mr. Nightmare's pants! Cows and Yetis! Elvis goes bowling! This volume reprints the complete "Dreams So Real" and "Put On Your Party Pants" storylines. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. Collects My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights (2018 IDW) #1-5.

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and cover by Tony Fleecs.

Powerless and threatened by a great evil, Princess Luna discovers she can't count on her sister or any of the usual heroes of Equestria. Running out of time and with nowhere to turn, Luna assembles a team specially suited to save the day... made up of former villains! Will Luna, Capper, Tempest Shadow, Trixie, and Stygian all be able to work together and find a way into the most dangerous place any of them have ever been?

Can Princess Luna and a team of reformed villains save the day?

Softcover, 120 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. By Spain Rodriguez and William Lindsay Gresham. An adaptation of the long out-of-print 1930s cult novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, illustrated by legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez. The story is a study of the lowest depths of showbiz and its sleazy inhabitants and environs, the dark, shadowy world of a second-rate carnival filled with cheap hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femme fatales. Gresham was born in Baltimore in 1909, but grew up in New York. Nightmare Alley was highly influenced by the freaks and sideshows he routinely observed at Coney Island as a child. The book depicts the rise of Stan Carlisle from a carnival mentalist to a successful "spiritualist," preying on the rich and gullible matrons of society, to his eventual fall and total disintegration. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

One of the many Casper spin-off titles, this one featuring his adventures with Nightmare, the ghost horse. The giant-sized, 64-page series presented stories of Nightmare and Casper's other ghostly pals, many of them reprints from Casper's own series. It would eventually become Casper and Nightmare (1965), its title into the 1970s. Nightmare and Casper set out to do good deeds, but their mere presence is enough to scare people away. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

A Pop-Up Book - 1st printing.

By Matthew Reinhart.

Experience Tim Burton's iconic film like never before with this nightmarish pop-up of monstrous proportions! From the renowned paper engineer Matthew Reinhart comes a mind-blowing retelling of this classic story in gravity-defying pop-up artwork on every page. A celebration marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking movie, this is the perfect item for avid The Nightmare Before Christmas fans, holiday ghouls, and undead merrymakers alike.

Hardcover, 8-in.x 10-in., 12 pages, full color. Cover price $65.00.

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Jun Asuka. 1st printing. Adapted by Jun Asuga. Manga publishing pioneer Tokyopop brings you a special limited edition gorgeous hardcover manga based on the classic Disney Halloween masterpiece, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. A must-have for manga fans, Tim Burton fans and Halloween fans alike! Collect this horrifying masterpiece! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Read-Along CD Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Read-Along CD NOT Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT include Read-Along CD - 2nd Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Adapted by Jun Asuga. Manga publishing pioneer Tokyopop brings you a special limited edition gorgeous hardcover manga based on the classic Disney Halloween masterpiece, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. A must-have for manga fans, Tim Burton fans and Halloween fans alike! Collect this horrifying masterpiece! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. Collects The Nightmare Before Christmas: Mirror Moon (2021 Tokyopop) #1-5.

Written by Mallory Reaves. Art and Cover by Gabriella Chianello.

When the master of scares Jack Skellington has a dream about bringing his expertise in spookiness to the rest of the holiday worlds, he appoints Sally the official Halloween planner so he can spend his time on his newest invention. But as Sally coordinates with the Halloween Town residents, it becomes clear that something is very wrong. It's almost as if there's a secret doppelganger sneaking around behind her back!

Can she get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save the celebrations?

Softcover, 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. By Frank Thompson. Foreword by Tim Burton. On screen, Jack Skellington leaps with joy, singing with wonder at his discovery of Christmas Town. He seems so real, so alive, that we believe both he and his fantastical world must somehow exist. This book tells the true story of the film, highlighting the art and the vision that make the movie so memorable. Includes complete lyrics from the film. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 1- 1st printing. "The Case of The Girl from Deja Vu!"

Written by Frank Thillez. Art and cover by Yomgui Dumont.

The Nightmare Brigade is a dream team led by Professor Angus. With his two young sidekicks, 14 year-olds Esteban and Tristan, they have one goal: help people get rid of their worst nightmares. With unique skills, the team members can literally infiltrate their patient's nightmare to seek its root and destroy the cause.

Things are shaken up a bit, however, when they meet the young Sarah. The Brigade has a feeling they have seen her before...

Then, an insomniac is invading other's dreams. How does he do it and how can he be stopped? It's a paranormal story you won't want to sleep on!

Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Dennis Danvers. A man determined to kill a clown. A child's eleventh birthday heralds the arrival of a bizarre new entourage. A suicidal performer just can't seem to die. All of these weird marvels and more can be found at the Nightmare Carnival! Featuring an introduction by Katherine Dunn (Geek Love). Ellen Datlow's collaboration with Dark Horse Lovecraft Unbound sold over 10,000 copies in its first year! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 350 pages, Text. Cover price $19.99.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (2022 DC) #1-6. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Lisandro Estherren, Maria Llovet, Andrea Sorrentino, Francesco Francavilla, Dani, Aaron Campbell, and Yanick Paquette. Cover by Reiko Murakami. Back Cover by Lisandro Estherren. Acclaimed horror writer James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake) has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today—and now that time has come! Art student Madison Flynn has been plagued all her life by visions of a terrifying man with mouths for eyes...but strangely, that vision is not a visit from the Corinthian, one of Dream's most disturbing nightmare creations. When the Corinthian himself learns of this Smiling Man, it will send him on a quest across the nightmare country that is the waking world, where he will grapple with vicious sadomasochists, deranged venture capitalists, and the embodied spirit of America itself! With lush, gorgeous art from Redneck's Lisandro Estherren and a who's-who of superstar guest artists, Nightmare Country is designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DC's library, The Sandman Universe. To make welcoming new readers easier, the collectible hardcover release (packaged with a mini-print of the iconic Death, by artist Jenny Frison) arrives in stores simultaneously with a direct-market exclusive softcover edition, priced as an easy jump-on point; both are available on the same day as the to-be-solicited April #1 issue of Nightmare Country's spectacular follow-up miniseries! Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by John Kenn Mortensen. For horror fans of all ages, a spinetinglingly creepy and darkly comedic picture book. Fantagraphics' third release in English from Danish cult illustrator John Kenn Mortensen. Gruesome, spindly figures gather outside a house, then spirit away a dreaming youth, bed and all. The stage is set for 32 skin-crawling poems imagining various children's nightmares, all with sequential illustrations by Danish horror master Mortensen. His eerie visions fade to black at the edges, like a dreamer unable to shift their focus, and inspire delicious terror all by themselves. Similarly, the short poems each evoke a distinct sense of dread for the sleeping imagination to expand upon; together, the words and pictures conjure a nightmarish world tinged with pitch black humor. The sequences splay across double-page spreads, evoking Edward Gorey gone grand scale, and grand guignol. For those of a nervous disposition, read in bright sunlight. For those in search of a nervous disposition, take two before bed. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Written by Kim Newman. This is a critical guide to contemporary horror films. Featuring everything from Texas Chainsaw Masscre to Nightmare on Elm Street, from Hammer Films vampires to Romero's zombies, this volume takes a look at those films that send a chill down your spine and make the hairs on your neck stand up. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W photos). Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Written by Jeffrey Cooper. The Official Guide to America's Favorite Fiend. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in. 118 pages, PC. Cover price $10.95.

2nd and later printings. Written by Jeffrey Cooper. The Official Guide to America's Favorite Fiend. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in. 118 pages, PC. Cover price $10.95.

1st Printing. Written by Robert Marrero. Introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman. Index of Horror Movies. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 104 Pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

FC9 Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Aaron Weisbrod. Introduction by Brian Pulido. This trade paperback features thirteen stand-alone stories written by Aaron Weisbrod and illustrated by a host of amazing established and up-and-coming artists. Featuring an introduction by the legendary Brian (Lady Death) Pulido, this book marks a new era in intelligent, yet all-age friendly horror! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Collects Nightmare World TPB (2017 Devil's Due/1First Comics) Vol. 1-4.

Written by Dirk Manning. Art by Renae De Li, Josh Ross, and Seth Damoose.

Fifty-two stand-alone genre-hopping horror stories all intertwine into one epic tale of Lovecraftian proportions, proving Nightmare World to be the most ambitious horror anthology of a generation. Tales of ghosts, Cthulhu, demons, zombies, killers, and the Devil himself haunt this massive prestige edition hardcover perfect for any horror comic fan.

Hardcover, 520 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Devil's Due Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "13 Tales of Terror!" Written by DIRK MANNING. Art by Renae De Li. Cover by KRISTEN PERRY. This first collection of stand-alone yet ultimately interlocking genre-hopping horror stories features ghostly loves, demonic abductors, vengeful victims, a seductive Cthulhu priestess and more in a world where everything is connected and nothing is quite what it seems. Psychological horror returns in this new edition of the debut graphic novel by acclaimed horror writer Dirk Manning (Tales of Mr. Rhee, Love Stories (to Die For)). For thrilling stories that resonate long after reading, Nightmare World is the series you've been waiting for. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Collects Nightmare World TPB (2009-2011 Shadowline/Image) Vol. 1-4. Written by Dirk Manning. Art by Renae De Li, Josh Ross, and Seth Damoose. Cover by Kristen Perry. Hailed by Newsarama.com as one of the most revolutionary horror comics of all time," what starts as an anthology of 52 standalone genre-hopping eight-page horror stories subetly transforms into one all-encompassing epic about Lucifers plan to awaken Cthulhu in preparation for his second war against God and the Heavenly Host. Featuring an array of beautiful art styles combined with tales of terror that range from touching to chilling, and comedic to dread-inducing, this prestige trade paperback omnibus collects all four volumes of the Lovecraftianinfused graphic novel series, reshuffling the stories into the "author's preferred reading order." Also included are a previously unpublished foreword and expanded "backmatter" section with new bonus story content, making NIGHTMARE WORLD: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION the perfect addition to every horror fan's graphic novel library! Softcover, 536 pages, full color. Teen+ Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Once Upon a Time...!" Collects Nightmares and Fairy Tales (2002) #1-6. By Serena Valentino. This haunting first collection is filled with frightening stories and dark fairy tales. Featuring the first six issues, as well as some other spookirific surprises, including an introduction by Tommy Kovac as well as a guest page by Jhonen Vasquez and other SLG creators. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. X 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Once Upon a Time...!" Collects Nightmares and Fairy Tales (2002) #1-6. By Serena Valentino. This haunting first collection is filled with frightening stories and dark fairy tales. Featuring the first six issues, as well as some other spookirific surprises, including an introduction by Tommy Kovac as well as a guest page by Jhonen Vasquez and other SLG creators. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. X 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

I.A.Y.N.S.C (Improbable Apocalypse You Never Saw Coming). Created by Josh "Bile" Cantrell. Written by Ashley Mearns. Art by Thiago F. Castro. Saddle Stitched, 6-in x 9 1/2-in, 48 Pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Written by James Howe. THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.... Are Harold, Howie, and Chester simply lost in the woods with Dawg, their strange new friend? Or have they been lured away from their campsite intentionally, leaving the Monroes at the mercy of evil spirits with mayhem on their minds? Lulling Dawg to sleep with a bedtime story may be their only hope of escaping -- but is the hare-raising tale of the origins of Bunnicula, the vampire bunny, really a bedtime story? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 116 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $4.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. By James Howe. THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.... Are Harold, Howie, and Chester simply lost in the woods with Dawg, their strange new friend? Or have they been lured away from their campsite intentionally, leaving the Monroes at the mercy of evil spirits with mayhem on their minds? Lulling Dawg to sleep with a bedtime story may be their only hope of escaping -- but is the hare-raising tale of the origins of Bunnicula, the vampire bunny, really a bedtime story? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $5.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by J. P. Kalonji. Cover by Dan Jackson. In ancient Japan, a witch seeks to use the warrior-monk Ningen's enlightened body and spirit to resurrect a demon-samurai and unleash an era of chaos on an already-troubled country. After leaving the safety of his temple to protect poor commoners who are caught in bloody battles between feuding warlords, Ningen soon finds that several colorful bounty hunters are on his trail - seeking his head and his very lifeblood for the witch's twisted spells! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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1st printing. Story and Art by J. P. Kalonji. Cover by Dan Jackson. In ancient Japan, a witch seeks to use the warrior-monk Ningen's enlightened body and spirit to resurrect a demon-samurai and unleash an era of chaos on an already-troubled country. After leaving the safety of his temple to protect poor commoners who are caught in bloody battles between feuding warlords, Ningen soon finds that several colorful bounty hunters are on his trail-seeking his head and his very lifeblood for the witch's twisted spells! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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Written by Tyler James and John Lees. Art and Cover by Alex Cormack. An afflicted detective hunts a serial killer obsessed with contradiction, who is painting a bloody canvass of carnage with the entrails of politicians and power brokers in the corrupt city she calls home. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Tyler James and John Lees. Art by Alex Cormack. Cover by C.P. Wilson. An afflicted detective hunts a serial killer obsessed with contradiction, who is painting a bloody canvass of carnage with the entrails of politicians and power brokers in the corrupt city she calls home. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Collects Oxymoron: Loveliest Nightmare (2015) #1-4. Written by John Lees and Tyler James. Art and cover by Alex Cormack. Imagine The Joker came to a Gotham without Batman... Oxymoron: The Loveliest Nightmare is a dark crime thriller about an afflicted detective hunting a serial killer obsessed with contradiction, who is painting a bloody canvass of carnage with the entrails of politicians and power brokers in the corrupt city she calls home. Written by John Lees (And Then Emily Was Gone) and Tyler James (The Red Ten), with art by Alex Cormack (Find), Oxymoron is a visceral thriller in the vein of Se7en and Hannibal. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Adapted by Meredith Rusu. The adventure and humor of the POKEMON animated TV series springs to life in this full-color comics collection! This book includes two full-color graphic stories jampacked with action and Pokémon battles. Join Ash, Pikachu, and their friends and Pokémon pals on a search for Infernape-and Moltres-and an encounter with Cresselia and Darkrai! With tons of art on every page from the animated show streaming on Netflix, this graphic adventure is the perfect format for POKEMON fans. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "December 1953 to August 1954!" Collects Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) #3 and Nightmare (1953 St. John) #10-13. St. John was a mid-sized comics publisher with a varied list of titles, and in June 1952 they joined the horror binge with two titles, Strange Terrors and Weird Horrors. Strange Terrors ended after seven issues, to be replaced by Nightmare #3, picking up from the Ziff-Davis series. However, they then combined the title Nightmare with the numbering from Weird Horrors, so that Weird Horrors #9 and Nightmare #3 were followed by Nightmare #10. And after Nightmare #13 the title was changed to Amazing Ghost Stories for its final three issues. Hardcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "December 1953 to August 1954!" Collects Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) #3 and Nightmare (1953 St. John) #10-13. St. John was a mid-sized comics publisher with a varied list of titles, and in June 1952 they joined the horror binge with two titles, Strange Terrors and Weird Horrors. Strange Terrors ended after seven issues, to be replaced by Nightmare #3, picking up from the Ziff-Davis series. However, they then combined the title Nightmare with the numbering from Weird Horrors, so that Weird Horrors #9 and Nightmare #3 were followed by Nightmare #10. And after Nightmare #13 the title was changed to Amazing Ghost Stories for its final three issues. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 180 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

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Color. Written by Mark Wheatley. Illustrations by Mark Wheatley and Charles Robinson. Cover price $2.95.

Written byWayne Bennedicy, Marv Wolfman, Michael Fredrich, Noel Haven, Brendan Lynch, Norman Nodel, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Art by Don Heck, Mike Esposito, Syd Shores, David Hadley (a.k.a. Jack Katz), Bill Everett, Wally Wood, Tom Palmer, and Dick Richards.

Skywald's first publication was Nightmare #1 (December 1970). a black-and-white comic magazine absolutely packed full of horror - The Pollution Monsters, Master of the Dead, Dance Macabre, Orgy of Blood, A Nightmare Pin-Up, The Skeletons of Doom, Help Us to Die, The Thing from the Sea, The Creature Within, and The Deadly Mark of the Beast - all created by the ghoulishly imaginative talents of Brendan Lynch, Don Heck, Norman Nodel, Jack Katz, Bill Everett, Ross Andru, Wally Wood, Mike Esposito, Joe Kubert, and Syd Shores.

68 pages, B&W.

Cover price $18.99.

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1st printing. Written by Jesse Chen. Art by Charlie Noatner. Cover by Walter Simonson. A renegade doctor and a notorious hacker are on the run. They possess the information to produce the cure to the SKODD epidemic that has plagued the world. In order to prevent a greedy corporation from capitalizing on their hard works, they seek out the help of legendary detective Lydia LaMorn and her assistant, Chris Blazon. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Francesco Francavilla From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Reiko Murakami From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Adam Gorham From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Francesco Francavilla From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $6.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Reiko Murakami From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) TBA From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

(W) R.L. Stine (A) Matthew Dunn (CA) Francesco Francavilla From horror legend R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes a fresh, one-and-done nightmare framed by the Nightmare Keeper, with chilling visuals by comics artist Matthew Dunn. A broke dad steals a “valuable” stuffed black cat from his mother’s coffin, dumps her three real black cats at the pound, and gets hunted by the kind of bad luck you can’t outrun.Harvey Goodwin is unemployed, desperate, and convinced his late mother’s antique stuffed cat, Lucy, is his ticket back to stability. Hazel asked for two promises: care for her three black cats and bury her with Lucy. Harvey breaks both.Pocketing Lucy during the funeral, caging the cats, and leaving them at the pound, the haunting starts. Cat cries flood his car stereo, his ears bleed, and reality begins to “swap” out from under him.A darkly funny morality tale about what people do when they feel cornered by money, responsibility, and loss, it taps into the evergreen horror pleasure of “the curse that fits the crime,” with black-cat folklore turned into a relentless, escalating punishment. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Science Experiment!"

Written by Larry Hancock, John Van Bruggen and Michael Cherkas. Art and cover by John Van Bruggen and Michael Cherkas.

A collection of the paranoia-themed series that spun off from Silent Invasion.

In The Science Experiment, members of a community built near an atomic testing site finds that life is a little too perfect. Other stories include Just Another Joe, June 1953, and Suburban Blight, which reveals the terrible truth about dandelions.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $10.95.